VA · Healthcare shortage profile
Fredericksburg City County, VA
Peak severity leads this reading: Fredericksburg City County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Population 27,982.
- Active HPSAs
- 2
- Population
- 27,982
- Peak shortage score
- 15.0
- MUA Index
- 58.9
Light-burden verdict
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Fredericksburg City County carries a comparatively light shortage burden - 2 active HPSA designations, more than 10% of the 3,289 real US counties, with mental health the deepest gap.
- 2
- Active HPSA designations
- 1
- Mental-health shortages
- 15
- Peak severity score (of 26)
- Top 90%
- US counties by volume
Few Census ZCTAs touch Fredericksburg City County
The Census ZCTA-county crosswalk lists only 3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas intersecting Fredericksburg City County, a sparse footprint relative to most US counties in this mirror (at or below the 9-ZIP tercile cut).
Intersecting ZCTA
Source: Census ZCTA–county relationship file joined to this portal's county FIPS set. As of 2026-08-15.
Key findings
What the HRSA Data Warehouse does not surface for Fredericksburg City County, VA on its own pages , computed from the retained designation mirror as of 2026-08-15. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Closing Fredericksburg City County's active designations would take about 5.3 additional clinician FTEs, with mental health the largest gap.
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id (no double-count across status rows): 3.1 mental health, 2.2 dental. This is the federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
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50% of Fredericksburg City County's 2 active designations are mental health.
Discipline mix from designated HPSA records only: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental (denominator 2).
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Peak HPSA score 15.0 sits below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line.
Below-17 designations still count as shortages for program geography, but they do not clear the high-priority NHSC placement threshold on this release.
Corpus placement
Designated volume without a high-priority score
According to current HRSA Data Warehouse records, Fredericksburg City County carries 2 active designations, above 10% of real US counties. None of those scores clear HRSA's high-priority line of 17 on this release, so the page leads with severity reading rather than a national distribution chart.
State peer position. Fredericksburg City County falls in the lower half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 102 of 133. Ties share a rank.
Computed from current designated HPSA rows for every five-digit county FIPS. See the placement methodology.
Healthcare shortage designations from HRSA. FIPS: 51630. Population: 27,982.
Medically Underserved Area
Active HPSA scores
Current designated records only. Scores range 0–25 (primary/mental health), 0–26 (dental). Higher = greater need. What counts as a high score?
Highest-severity HPSA designations
All 2 active (designated) HPSAs in Fredericksburg City County, ranked by HRSA shortage score.
| Name | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| LI - Rappahannock Area Mhca | mental_health | 15.0 |
| MI - Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania | dental | 15.0 |
Light-burden reading for Fredericksburg City County
Peak severity leads this reading: Fredericksburg City County's highest active HPSA score is 15.0, still below HRSA's 17-point high-priority line. Fredericksburg City County's shortage runs equally deep in mental health and dental care: both scored 15.0 by HRSA, still short of the 17-point priority line, though the designation itself is formal. The county also sits inside a Medically Underserved Area, indexed at 58.9, and the lower the index, the greater the measured need.
Fredericksburg City County carries 2 active designations and sits below the national mid-pack (above 10% of counties). A light footprint still matters: a single high-score dental or mental-health record can open program geography even when the county total looks small next to heavy peers.
Fredericksburg City County falls in the lower half of VA counties by active-designation volume, at rank 102 of 133. Read the active scores and the deepest-care guide link below before collapsing this county into a "no shortage" story.
Light-volume FTE gap for Fredericksburg City County
HRSA providers_needed summed once per HPSA id for Fredericksburg City County's active designations: about 5.3 FTE, a federal gap estimate, not a headcount of practising clinicians.
Counties near Fredericksburg City County's mental score of 15.0
One peer set for this severity-led county: nearest active mental HPSA score to 15.0 (severity lead on this page is “LI - Rappahannock Area MHCA”).
Mercer County, PA
15.0 mental score · 110,652 pop.
Georgetown County, SC
15.0 mental score · 63,404 pop.
Polk County, TX
15.0 mental score · 50,123 pop.
Ohio County, WV
15.0 mental score · 42,425 pop.
Clark County, WA
15.0 mental score · 503,311 pop.
Union County, NC
15.0 mental score · 238,267 pop.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Fredericksburg City County's MUA standing sit beside its HPSA records?
- Yes - Fredericksburg City County carries an MUA designation (index 58.9; lower = greater measured need) in addition to its HPSA rows. MUA and HPSA are separate HRSA tracks; both can open different federal pathways.
- Which record sets Fredericksburg City County's peak score of 15.0?
- "LI - Rappahannock Area MHCA" leads the active set (score 15.0; mental health; 27,710 people in the service area; ~3.1 FTE still needed on the record; designated 12/10/2021). Below 17 the shortage is formal but outside HRSA's high-priority NHSC tier. Discipline mix across 2 active rows: 0 primary care, 1 mental health, 1 dental.
- Which other active designations sit under Fredericksburg City County's severity reading?
- After "LI - Rappahannock Area MHCA", the next active names on this release are "LI - Rappahannock Area MHCA" and "MI - Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania". Provider need (id-de-duped) totals ~5.3 FTE across disciplines that still carry a gap.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse. FIPS: 51630. This county’s designations come from BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_MH.csv (mental health) and BCD_HPSA_FCT_DET_DH.csv (dental) — download the normalized export on our open data page. PlainHealthAccess is not affiliated with HRSA or any government agency.
HRSA Data Warehouse HPSA + MUA/P records for FIPS 51630 (Fredericksburg City County, VA), vintage 2026-08-15. Active designation count 2; peak score 15.0; signature peak score 15.0. This profile is reference material, not professional advice; see methodology.